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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 247.031

MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT

Known as the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 247–247 (83 sections).

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1088, Sec. 2, eff

The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may:

(1) prohibit a person who does not hold a license issued under this chapter from establishing or operating an assisted living facility within the municipality; and

(2) establish a procedure for emergency closure of a facility in circumstances in which:

(A) the facility is established or operating in violation of Section 247.021; and

(B) the continued operation of the facility creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident of the facility.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.